A5027121362- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Growth and nutrition in plants
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Plant responses to water stress
- Agricultural and Food Sciences
- Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
- Banana Cultivation and Research
- Algal biology and biofuel production
- Cassava research and cyanide
- Plant Gene Expression Analysis
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Caching and Content Delivery
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Fungal Biology and Applications
- Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Irrigation Practices and Water Management
- Seedling growth and survival studies
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
2021-2024
Instituto de Tecnología Química
2024
History of Science Society
2022
University of Coimbra
2018-2021
Azotic Technologies (United Kingdom)
2016-2019
University of Nottingham
2012-2016
In Mediterranean regions drought is the major factor limiting spring barley and durum wheat grain yields. This study aimed to compare root shoot responses quantify relationships between traits water uptake under terminal drought. One (Hordeum vulgare L. cv. Rum) two cultivars (Triticum turgidum var cvs Hourani Karim) were examined in soil-column experiments well watered conditions. Root system architecture traits, uptake, plant growth measured. Barley aerial biomass yields higher than for...
Currently, the genus Populus is one of favourite objects for research molecular genetics woody plants. A high growth rate and broadly applicable timber as raw material different types products made wood make poplar attractive industrial usage. Despite positive aspect its capacity composition, major problem in cultivating fast-growing tree species a forestry plantation system comparably water demand In this context, rapid development an efficient adventitious root from dormant hardwood...
Wild edible mycorrhizal mushrooms are among the most appreciated and prized in world. Despite cultivation of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) has been a growing subject study worldwide, it hampered by mutualistic lifestyle fungi. Although not being obligate symbionts, species ECM only produce fruit bodies association with trees or shrubs. In present study, we aimed at understanding certain aspects ecology four different fungi: Lactarius deliciosus, Tricholoma equestre, T. portentosum Boletus fragrans....
Spatial separation of the photosynthetic reactions is a key feature C 4 metabolism. In most plants, this requires compartmentation enzymes between mesophyll (M) and bundle sheath (BS) cells. The upstream region gene encoding maize PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE 1 (ZmPEPC1) has been shown sufficient to drive M-specific ZmPEPC1 expression. Although well characterized, date, only few trans -factors involved in regulation were identified. Here, using yeast one-hybrid approach, we have...
Abstract. Maritime pine forests are a major ecosystem throughout the Portuguese coast and severely affected by invasion of Acacia longifolia. The presented study investigated diversity ectomycorrhizal fungi (ECM) plant species in these ecosystems to find possible links between Pinus pinaster, three native Cistaceae shrubs invasive species. We successfully identified 13 ECM fungal taxa. Within those, two from order Helotiales were found all species, over half pinaster also common shrubs....
Photosynthetic efficiency is reduced by the dual role of Rubisco, which acts either as a carboxylase or an oxygenase, latter leading to photorespiration. C
Abstract Angiosperms are the most dominant land plant flora and have colonized of terrestrial habitats, thriving in different environmental conditions, among which light temperature play a crucial role. In eudicot Arabidopsis thaliana, integrated into phytochrome B (phyB)-dependent signalling network that regulates development. However, whether this signal integration controls development other angiosperm lineages phyB is conserved hub integratory angiosperms unclear. We used combination...
DELLA proteins are a unique class of transcriptional regulators in plants, playing critical roles diverse biological processes. Far from being only negative the Gibberellin (GA) signalling pathway, DELLAs act as central hubs due to their versatile binding capacity and responsiveness GA fluctuations. This adaptability allows interact with wide array but also makes functional study challenging: disruptions function lead pleiotropic effects across multiple pathways. To address this complexity,...
Photosynthetic phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) catalyses the irreversible carboxylation of (PEP), producing oxaloacetate (OAA). This enzyme first step carbon fixation in C4 photosynthesis, contributing to high photosynthetic efficiency plants. PEPC is also involved replenishing tricarboxylic acid cycle intermediates, such as OAA, being C/N balance. In plants, PEPCs are classified two types: bacterial type (BTPC) and plant-type (PTPC), which includes non-photosynthetic PEPCs. During...